Amos Dairies Uganda Limited

Amos Diaries Uganda Limited
Private
Industry Dairy processing
Headquarters Kiruhura, Uganda
Key people
Dewan C. Pruthi
Chairman
Products Anhydrous milk fat, ghee, casein, and whey

Amos Dairies Uganda Limited, also Amos Dairies, is a dairy processing company in Uganda.[1]

Location

The head office and factory of Amos Dairies Uganda Limited are located in the neighborhood called Akageti,[2] in Kiruhura District, in Uganda's Western Region, approximately 265 kilometres (165 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city in that country.[3]

Overview

The factory, which took approximately 18 months to construct, cost about US$22 million (about UShs55.8 billion). Beginning with capacity of 400,000 liters per day, expectation is for that to be gradually increased to 2 million liters daily. Most of the products that this factory puts out are exported to various regions of he world, including the United States of America.[4]

Ownership

Amos Dairies Uganda Limited, is a subsidiary of Amos Dairies Limited, a diary processing company, based in Ludhiana, Punjab State,[5] Under development

Products

The factory manufactures the following products among others:[6]

See also

References

  1. Masereka, Alex (13 May 2014). "M7 Meets Amos Dairies, Mega Processing Plant In Offing". The Red Pepper. Mukono. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. Vision Reporter (13 May 2014). "Uganda targets 20 billion litres of milk annually". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. GFC (20 March 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Kiruhura, Western Region, Uganda". Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. Mukombozi, Rajab (29 May 2014). "New Shs56 billion dairy project set to create 5,000 jobs". Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. LFI (20 March 2016). "Amos Dairies Limited - Ludhiana". Ludhiana: Localfrog.in (LFI). Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  6. FBAM (July 2014). "Industry Focus: Dairy Industry in Uganda". Food Business Africa Magazine (FBAM). Retrieved 20 March 2016.

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Coordinates: 00°17′53″S 31°03′19″E / 0.29806°S 31.05528°E / -0.29806; 31.05528

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